If you’ve been keeping up then you’ll know that I love a song that leaves you smiling and toe-tapping as much as I love songs that come with ‘an emotional load’; this release from indie/folk band Fishing4Compliments falls into the former category.
‘Hard to Please’ is poppy with a seasoning of folk. For me there is something of a certain kind of pop song from the 80s in it. Perhaps a hint of Kirsty MacColl, if that means anything to you. It’s a bouncy infectious singalong kind of song with a beat that at the very least will have your toes tapping or even throwing some bouncy shapes. But wait, for this isn’t all there is to it. For this is music with heart and fantastic playing topped with great vocals. It is what I like to call ‘classic pop’. It is, in a word, fun. And you shouldn’t think anything less of it for being fun, OK?
Look, the first time I started listening to this, I wasn’t sure about it. But by halfway through it I was bouncing and singing along to the chorus.
‘Hard to Please’ is fantastic. Get some fun music in your life.
Stream/Download https://ditto.fm/hard-to-please-fishing-4-compliments
